City man arrested on drug charge

A Springfield man was arrested on drug charges Thursday after authorities allegedly found heroin on him following a traffic stop near Spring and Oak streets.

A police officer spotted Elmer B. Perkins, 42, of the 1400 block of East Washington Street, driving a pickup truck about 2:30 p.m. near 11th Street and Stanford Avenue. The officer knew that Perkinsí license was revoked and alerted other officers in the area, according to a police report.

Perkins was pulled over and arrested on a charge of driving without a license.

While being booked into the jail, a correctional officer allegedly found a clear bag rolled up in Perkinsí pant leg. The bag reportedly contained several individual packages of heroin.